Microsoft Official

Course Module 9

Creating and Managing Virtual

Machines by Using Microsoft
System Center 2012 R2 Virtual
Machine Manager

Module Overview
Virtual Machine Management Tasks in VMM
Creating, Cloning, and Converting Virtual
Machines
Overview of Virtual Machine Updating

Lesson 1: Virtual Machine Management

Tasks in VMM
Actions for Operating and Managing Virtual
Machines
Demonstration: Operating Virtual Machines
Overview of Virtual Machine Properties
What Is a Virtual Machine Checkpoint?
Demonstration: Creating and Managing

Checkpoints

Actions for Operating and Managing Virtual

Machines

New ribbon available for ease of use

icons on ribbon correspond to context
menu items
Right-click virtual machine for pop-up
context menu
Some items are grayed out, depending
on virtual machine statestopped or
running
Clicking certain items brings up context
menus, wizards, and other items
Power On, Shut Down, Power Off, Reset
icons are similar to physical computer
buttons

Demonstration: Operating Virtual

Machines
In this demonstration, you will see how to
operate a virtual machine

Overview of Virtual Machine Properties

What Is a Virtual Machine Checkpoint?

A non-checkpointed .vhd/.vhdx file
Checkpoint creates .avhd/.avhdx file

.vhd

Checkpoint

.avhd

All subsequent changes are written to the

.avhd/.avhdx file
When reverted, the and .avhd/.avhdx file is
deleted
.vhd

Checkpoint

.avhd

Demonstration: Creating and Managing

Checkpoints
In this demonstration, you will see how to
create and manage checkpoints

Lesson 2: Creating, Cloning, and

Converting Virtual Machines
Creating Virtual Machines in VMM
Configuring Virtual Machine Placement in
VMM
Demonstration: Creating and Deploying New
Virtual Machines
What Is Virtual Machine Cloning?
Considerations for Virtual Machine Cloning
Demonstration: Performing Virtual Machine
Cloning
Converting a Physical Machine

Creating Virtual Machines in VMM

Use the Create

Virtual Machine
Wizard
Can use existing
resources such as
virtual machines,
templates, .vhds
Create a brand new
virtual machine
Configure Hardware
page provides
many options
Intelligent
placement on host

Configuring Virtual Machine Placement in

VMM
VMM:
Evaluates a hosts capacity and performance
Automatically places a virtual machine on
the most suitable host
Makes star rating recommendations through
intelligent placement

Demonstration: Creating and Deploying

New Virtual Machines
In this demonstration, you will see how to
create a new virtual machine and then
deploy it on a host

What Is Virtual Machine Cloning?

A rapid way to deploy a virtual machine
Copies the .vhd/.vhdx, configuration files,
and memory contents
Original can be online if using System
Center 2012 R2 Virtual Machine Manager
The cloned virtual machine is an exact
copy with the same identity

Virtual Machine

Virtual Machine

Considerations for Virtual Machine Cloning

The cloned virtual machine has the same
name and domain SID of the original
virtual machine
After cloning, run Sysprep, or manually
change to unique settings and values
Ensure sufficient disk space exists on host

Demonstration: Performing Virtual

Machine Cloning
In this demonstration, you will see how to
clone a virtual machine

Converting a Physical Machine

VMM no longer supports P2V
As an alternative, use:

Sysinternals Disk2vhd
Other non-Microsoft tools

What Is the Microsoft Virtual Machine

Converter Solution Accelerator?
A free downloadable solution accelerator
from Microsoft
Quick, low-risk option for VMware
customers to evaluate Hyper-V
Converts VMware virtual machines to
Hyper-V virtual machines
Includes a fully-scriptable command-line
interface

Lesson 3: Overview of Virtual Machine

Updating
Methods for Maintaining Software Updates
Overview of Virtual Machine Preparation

Methods for Maintaining Software Updates

Windows Updates site
Can be set to automatic, but no way to
centrally monitor and manage

WSUS, a server role on Windows Server

2012 and 2012 R2
Needs administrative oversight, but very
configurable and provides central testing and
deployment

System Center 2012 Configuration

Manager, and System Center 2012 R2
Configuration Manager
More complex, but more feature-rich than
WSUS, good for those organizations that
already use Configuration Manager

Overview of Virtual Machine Preparation

Set offline virtual machines to use DHCP
Ensure integration services are installed
Enable firewall exceptions

File and Print Sharing

WMI
Remote Administration
Incoming Echo for ICMP IPv4 and IPv6

Lab: Creating and Managing Virtual Machines by

Using System Center 2012 R2 Virtual Machine
Manager
Exercise 1: Creating a Virtual Machine and
Modifying Its Properties
Exercise 2: Cloning a virtual machine

Logon Information
Virtual machines:
20409B-LON-HOST1
20409B-LON-DC1
20409B-LON-VMM1
User name:
Adatum\Administrator
Password:
Pa$$w0rd
Estimated Time: 30 minutes

Lab Scenario
A. Datum Corporation has implemented a Hyper-V
virtualization platform in all four subsidiaries, and
has deployed System Center 2012 R2 VMM. They
have also added servers, and networking and
storage devices to
the VMM infrastructure, configured the VMM library,
and created the required library objects. VMM has
discovered all existing virtual machines on the
virtualization hosts,
and now administrators want to manage them by
using the VMM console. They also want to create
new virtual machines by using virtual machine
templates in the VMM library.
Several servers are still running on physical
hardware.

Lab Review
In which scenarios will it be beneficial to
deploy multiple virtual machines using the
virtual machine template?
From where can you clone a virtual machine?
Why is it important to keep virtual machines
from the VMM library updated?
List some of the differences between WSUS

and Configuration Manager.

Module Review and Takeaways

Common Issues and Troubleshooting Tips
Tools